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As summer ends and fall begins, hunting moves to the forefront of the minds of outdoors men and women. According to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, many hunting seasons open the first week of September, extending through January 2024. View the 2023 Hunting Season Outlook for specific game...Continue Reading

A strong economy offers a community the opportunity to be more resilient through better jobs and enhanced quality of life. Beulah’s strength lies in being the “Energy Capital of the Midwest,” one of the key reasons businesses and families thrive here. Companies profit from being in the hub of Central...Continue Reading

July is National Park and Recreation Month, a month dedicated to “building strong, vibrant, and resilient communities” by highlighting local parks and recreational centers while recognizing the staff and administration that help maintain them throughout America. This year’s theme is “Where Community Grows,” honoring park and recreation professionals who help...Continue Reading

Summer is full of long, sunny days and short, warm nights. Beulah residents love the summer as it allows them to fully enjoy Beulah’s bountiful outdoor options of activities. Residents do not hold back their joy for the summer. Summer Fun in the Sun Once the sun...Continue Reading

In today's competitive business landscape, it's more important than ever for organizations to have a strategic and proactive approach to developing their human resources. Some organizations can afford an internal HR pro, and some are better off using an external HR partner. HR is responsible for everything from recruiting and...Continue Reading

Looking at a map of the 140,000-mile-long U.S. rail network you could imagine it as a nation-spanning circulatory system. Its tracks have the branching look of a land-based vascular organ, pumping passengers, and needed goods from within the central parts of the country and out to its extremities. In...Continue Reading

The City of Beulah was one of three entities awarded funds recently through a state Clean Water fund. Beulah received a $4,184,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund and a $1,923,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan to replace aging water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer mains on Main Street...Continue Reading

Let's imagine a leadership team meeting with a cost-cutting proposal on the agenda from the Chief Information Officer to increase centralization of shared IT resources. The CIO and their team have prepped the cost efficiencies after a request from the CEO and the Chief Financial Officer. At the meeting, the...Continue Reading

The Life Sciences industry is contributing to high growth in economic output, jobs, and business creation across the United States. Much of this growth is based on emerging knowledge and technology that blends traditional life sciences with digital technology, advanced materials, and advanced manufacturing to create economic opportunities for workers,...Continue Reading

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the various market issues of the past three years, it’s not hard to find a sanguine report on the state of the science and tech park (STP) sector. Consider the perspective of Kevin Byrne, for instance. Byrne, president and CEO of The University Financing...Continue Reading

Growth in U.S.-international trade accelerated at an unprecedented pace in response to the spike in consumer demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States is one of the world’s largest trading nations, with nearly $6 trillion in exports and imports of goods and services from the latest available 2021 data...Continue Reading

Finance and Business Services are critical industries within all regional economies. They provide services which enable other industries to sustain and grow and provide well-paying careers with multiple pathways for advancement. In this article, we will discuss the Finance and Business Services sector, including recent and projected trends in employment,...Continue Reading

This is an interesting period in the food processing industry. On the surface, it’s enduring a number of struggles, such as addressing inflation, supply chain issues, lack of workforce, energy costs, etc. But the industry always has one ace in its deck of cards, no matter the problems: people...Continue Reading

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a vital aspect of digital marketing that can help your economic development organization attract businesses, visitors, and investors to your community. Read the complete article from Golden Shovel Agency here.   Continue Reading

Launching a business requires a lot of hard work and dedication. However, sometimes it takes more than that to make your business successful. Boldness is key when it comes to launching a company, and being able to make pragmatic choices can set you apart from your competitors. The first...Continue Reading

With some helpful data already in hand from recent drone flights, the Mercer County Water Resource Board is looking to conduct further drone surveys, primarily of key places along the Knife River channel, to help identify where flood and erosion control are necessary. During the major melting (and minimal...Continue Reading

Young adults embarking on new careers are often advised to follow their passions. However, a new study shows that this advice may narrow people’s career choices and contribute to the lack of women in STEM fields. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs recommended that graduating students follow their passions in a...Continue Reading

When it comes to doing business, countless factors come into play, from access to capital to workforce availability to market demand. However, one element that is often overlooked is the location of the business itself. While many entrepreneurs and investors flock to urban centers in search of opportunities, there are...Continue Reading

This is an interesting period in the food processing industry. On the surface, it’s enduring a number of struggles, such as addressing inflation, supply chain issues, lack of workforce, energy costs, etc. But the industry always has one ace in its deck of cards, no matter the problems: people...Continue Reading

Wonder Fund North Dakota, a North Dakota Development Fund investment program directed by O’Leary Ventures (OLV) has selected Thread as its latest investment. Thread is the leader in enterprise-scale asset maintenance technology for energy and utilities. “Thread's technology can help energy and utility companies improve their maintenance efficiency, which...Continue Reading

“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life,” - Dolly Parton. Encyclopedia Britannica defines ‘quality of life’ as “the degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events. … It can refer both to the experience...Continue Reading

Gov. Doug Burgum today signed an executive order granting a waiver of hours of service requirements for drivers of commercial vehicles transporting agricultural inputs including fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, pesticides and seed. Late winter storms and record-breaking snowfall have resulted in a compressed time frame for planning and...Continue Reading

One of the hottest topics discussed in real estate circles today pertains to whether life science conversions can save the perceived imminent obsolescence affecting large swaths of the office sector. Obsolescence is nothing new. Obsolescence, however, in the real estate world, prior to COVID, typically took years to achieve. The...Continue Reading

The far-reaching impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine, such as persistently high energy and food costs, have further weakened a global economy already reeling under the lingering economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most economic forecasts in recent months have reflected this sentiment. Such weakening economic activity is bound...Continue Reading